Session: Use the Tools

Apx Session Length: 50 Mins

| Topic/Aims: | To get students to consider the importance of research and how they can use the tools available to let them to do this effectively. | |------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Learning Outcomes: | To be able to explain the importance of research in job hunting or looking at different educational providers To identify ways of researching further | | In class activity: | Group work, discussion and brainstorm Powerpoint presentation | | Resources: | ‘Use the Tools’ Powerpoint presentation A3 Paper, Whiteboard, Pens |

Use the Tools - Introduction

This session aims to get students to look at ways in which to research and prepare for job or college applications. The session looks at some traditional tools that people had when it comes to preparation, and then some of the great tools the internet puts at our disposal. The last part of the session looks at how you can use the internet to research companies and prepare for interview. The internet is a fabulous resource when it comes to job hunting and can help us to raise our game when it comes to making applications. This session will help you to make the most of that opportunity.

| Time: | Tutor & Support activity: | Student Activity: | Checking learning against objectives: | Differentiation: | Resources: | |-------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|------------| | 5 mins | Icebreaker: In pairs, get students to think of a situation where they wanted | Working in pairs | | Ensure students are paired | | to make a good impression but it all went wrong. If they can’t think of one, get them to make a scenario up.

| 10 mins | Get students then to brainstorm in twos as many different tools as they can think of that will help them to get a job or college place. Class discussion about the tools identified, make note of these | Working in pairs followed by class discussion | To be able to explain the importance of research in job hunting | Paper Pens Whiteboard | | 5 mins | Research is key: As a class brainstorm the things you might need to know about an employer or college before you go for an interview and where you might find the information. Students need to copy this down so that they can use the list as a prompt for later | Brainstorm Class discussion | To consider how important research is to the application process | Whiteboard Paper Pens | | 20 mins | Teacher presents this Power Point to the class followed by discussion about how many the class had identified and talk through all the tools and the importance of using each. Consider in particular any they missed | Presentation followed by class discussion | To be able to explain the importance of research in job hunting | Ensure all students can see Power Point Presentation ‘Use the Tools’ | | 15 mins | Each group takes one of the tools and on A3 paper makes a note of the possible PROs and CONs of using that particular tool. I.e. Facebook Feed this back to the group as a whole | Group Activity followed by class discussion | To identify the pros and cons of tools identified | A3 Paper Pens | | Summary | Sum up main learning points and ask the students in their own time to do a little internet research on a college or employer that they are interested in to see how easy it is and how readily the information is available. | |---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Extension task | To put into practice what has been said | | Internet access | |

Evaluation: Did the students achieve all the objectives? What went well? What did not work?